Mad Men‘s Linda Cardellini is set to co-star opposite Kyle Chandler and Ben Mendelsohn in Netflix‘s 13-episode psychological thriller from Damages creators Todd A. Kessler, Daniel Zelman and Glenn Kessler and Sony Pictures TV. Written and executive produced by the Kessler brothers and Zelman in their follow-up to the acclaimed FX/DirecTV legal thriller starring Glenn Close, the untitled series centers on a close-knit family of adult siblings whose secrets and scars are revealed when the black sheep oldest brother, Danny (Mendesohn), returns home. Cardellini, repped by ICM Partners and Mosaic Media, will play the youngest of four siblings, Meg, a skilled attorney who’s also warm, caring and fun but, beneath her buoyant exterior, she is a complex woman with secrets. Chandler plays the middle brother. Filming is set to begin in late March in the Florida Keys. Cardellini earned an Emmy nomination last year for her first season on Mad Men, where she plays Don Draper’s mistress Sylvia. The ER and Freaks & Geeks alumna recently wrapped comedy feature Welcome To Me and is filming Lost In Austin.

She was Velma in those Freddie Prinze Jr. Scooby Doo movies. I always said Thelma was hotter than Daphne.

Andrew • on Feb 4, 2014 12:00 pm

There’s always been something about her that has me appreciate everything I’ve seen her in. From ER to Freeks & Geeks and even as Velma in Scooby-Doo. Haven’t watched Mad Men but have only heard great things, and the Emmy nomination sure proves it. Am certainly very intrigued by this concept.

Joe • on Feb 4, 2014 12:00 pm

Always been a fan of Linda and thought she deserved better parts than she has gotten. We’ll see how this turns out. Happy to see her staying brunette recently because I hated it on ER when she was blonde. It’s my biggest pet peeve in the world when all these beautiful dark haired actresses bleach out their hair

HAP • on Feb 4, 2014 12:00 pm

Loved her from the first episode of Freaks & Geeks. Have followed her ever since. As far as deserving better parts, my theory is that after Freaks & Geeks, she sort got lost in those 126 episodes of the large ensemble cast of ER.

Best of luck in the new role. Maybe at age 38, she can have a break out.